The Dickinson press., 1887-05-21

James Beckett arrived from Iowa,
yesterday and is greeting his old
friends here and they are many.
Read Lawrence 4 Gihson's hail ill.,
surance advertisement in our adver-
tising columns. They represent a
good company.
For sale on easy terms or exchange
for town property; a good team and
wagon. WESTERN STARR.
Marquis de Mores is in limbo. One
Samuel Grimshaw had him arrested
in New York city charging him with
fraud and sues to recover S20,0 00.
l. E. G. Paddock, Fred Willard and
John w. Goodall, or Medora. were
here Thursday and closed contracts
for several lots. They will build.
Bismarck has raised the necessary
funds and will secure the Aberdeen,
Bismarck & Northwestern railroad.
| Good for Bismarck.
j. b. Thompson's emporium of tax
idermic goods presents a neat and
pleasing aspect. The whole building
has been thrown into a show room
and is we'll filled with goods.
John Bolton did not accept the pc.
sition offered him by the Manitoba
company, but returned to the North
ern Pacific and is now superintendent
of bridges between st. Paul and Brain
| erd and from Brainerd to Duluth.
NJ. l.. Ayers. who, in company with
Col. Mead is to publish the New Eng.
land Dakotian, came in from New
England City on Thursday and re.
ports everything as lovely and the
goose hangs high-the wild goose.
The attention of our readers is
called to the farm machinery adver.
tisement of r. j. Turner, Gladstone
Mr.. Turner was here Thursday and
reports business in his line as good,
He evidently appreciates the value OF
the PRESS as a medium through which
to reach the Stark county farmers.
During the past ten days n. c. Law
renee has disposed of real estate tc
the amount of Sll.O0o. These are tho
largest sales ever made since the town
was started and indicate Il degree OF
activity in the real estate line that
Is encouraging. Dickinson is fasI
coming into prominence as the best
town west of the Missouri and whcl
she gets her railroad started Soutl
will grow into quite Il city.
A. f. Smith, who appeared here
last winter at the rink and entertained
our citizens with skating exhibition!
in company with his brother, has bec1
acquitted of the charge of murder il
Intentionally killing the latter ut Mile
City. 1t will he remembered tina
during a spree in that city he shot hi!
brother. The jury found that til,
killing was accidental. lie has gone
east.
The old settlers of the Gladstone
colony-those who came to Stark
county in 1SS2-asSembled at that
town last Saturday evening and took
preliminary steps towards the organi
| cation of Il pioneer association. The
attendance was very large and it wa:
decided to commemorate the fifth an
niversary by giving a picnic, coupled
with other appropriate exercises, OF
Tuesday, May 3lst. ~ good time i!
expected and negotiations are nov
pending to have the occasion cnliven
ed by music from the Dickinson Silver
Cornet Band.
Notwithstanding the drouth of las
year and the severe winter just passed
the farmers and settlers OF Starl
county are, generally speaking, il
good shape and confident. The spring
has been the most favorable for crop!
that we have had for several year!
and everything points to a prosper
GUS season. Reports from all portions
of the county are to the effect tina
crops never looked better and as
consequence all are feeling in bette,
spirits than for the past year. Thii
is shown by the number of improve
ments going on both in the towns ant
country, and those who are indnstri
GUS and pushing are sure to meet will
success i'm the end,